diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index b487823f0e6172..49b9ffeae67601 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -864,9 +864,10 @@ static irqreturn_t qcom_geni_serial_isr(int isr, void *dev)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static void get_tx_fifo_size(struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port)
+static int setup_fifos(struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_port *uport;
+	u32 old_rx_fifo_depth = port->rx_fifo_depth;
 
 	uport = &port->uport;
 	port->tx_fifo_depth = geni_se_get_tx_fifo_depth(&port->se);
@@ -874,6 +875,16 @@ static void get_tx_fifo_size(struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port)
 	port->rx_fifo_depth = geni_se_get_rx_fifo_depth(&port->se);
 	uport->fifosize =
 		(port->tx_fifo_depth * port->tx_fifo_width) / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+
+	if (port->rx_fifo && (old_rx_fifo_depth != port->rx_fifo_depth) && port->rx_fifo_depth) {
+		port->rx_fifo = devm_krealloc(uport->dev, port->rx_fifo,
+					      port->rx_fifo_depth * sizeof(u32),
+					      GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!port->rx_fifo)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -888,6 +899,7 @@ static int qcom_geni_serial_port_setup(struct uart_port *uport)
 	u32 rxstale = DEFAULT_BITS_PER_CHAR * STALE_TIMEOUT;
 	u32 proto;
 	u32 pin_swap;
+	int ret;
 
 	proto = geni_se_read_proto(&port->se);
 	if (proto != GENI_SE_UART) {
@@ -897,7 +909,9 @@ static int qcom_geni_serial_port_setup(struct uart_port *uport)
 
 	qcom_geni_serial_stop_rx(uport);
 
-	get_tx_fifo_size(port);
+	ret = setup_fifos(port);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	writel(rxstale, uport->membase + SE_UART_RX_STALE_CNT);